Thread: Cleaning up and honing a new antique store find: A.J. Jordan

I got lucky at a local antique store this past weekend and picked up this A.J. Jordan for a song. Here's some picks. I didn't do much to it - really just cleanup and some very light buffing.




Went through my honing progression and decided to take some photo's with a USB microscope my sons gave me for Christmas. Lately I've been doing Naniwa 1K (if needed), Norton 4, Norton 8, Naniwa 12K and then finish on my Coticule under running water. Strop on Crox pasted felt thens trop on SRD bridle leather. I was shocked at the damage to the 12K edge done by the Coticule. It sure is a comfortable shave though - not sure why.

Here's some progression photos:












I understand the inconsistency of the scratch pattern with Coticule due to the natural composition and different size garnets in the stone. But wow, that's a lot of edge damage from the 12K progression. I've always felt like shaving off the 12K stone was a little harsh so I usually go to a Coticule or a Thuringan. I didn't realize that I was literally destroying the 12K edge. Very interesting.

I've not been able to get Dr. Matt edges off my Coticule but they are very sharp and comfortable.

Adam